Match package



July 28, 1931. E. L. GRAUEL MATCH PACKAGE Filed sept. 19, 1950 thejabiity A irrespective. lofvaiationfsjsize; of match, thickness; shape rand. length.; Furl,

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vention lielates ytol/111iatolii*packages'of f Y f afpypemfwhih the: mathgisfmsedf to ignite' l bytheaet ffiemovallfromfthe package.' f Q y is the `"object offnnyir'wen'tio'nto-provideV 5 'ai ysinple and effective' packagejw'forthe above piiifposej Such a package r mfstfy be fveryikina expensive tomaike andftoi l 1,

` "losely -holdaseries of matches n Thealooverequire Y y y my invention-gowhich a .typical 'example an; tile, drawings;-

fa ingle jacket Figl're '8115i a blank.

frllllytapereclfinithe centenianllloiible I Y z i f the match fold-and-matches'tightly',` f holder-,whi hifo' insa featureof f jmlustl ailsf be? simple' VNof` 'const'riic-V Y Will grasp a match inf his fingers @11.115 holding vl'its head betweentheiiulminate coating atthe i i I of matches,` and isthinnerin the pocket. fa plural-fold in wfg; f i y -olded as at 7; andwith' its 'lips crled in 11s fenced lof aimee@ of fairly, -f t nthle, cndsiiwhchar Printed bands@ of ,slitable fulminateor. striking sub-` "bla-ek' LiS` prei; g-l-ipsaxfc notlcurledfarfienough to .oycrliathe y.1,00f

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Ascoredito'ffo'rrrl ,agsquar'ed fold at the Inidcllel` When illcdj With arowf matches; inserted with the heads clown yand the ends proj ectingf;

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and` glued? to'for'n .the taper/ring sleefei; whichhas beentelmecl thejacket matchesfarc-p1acedntheffold blankwhich. Q i's then' `folded andathejacket'thifustzovertg The effect ofthe weer ofthiacket stcfgrp t wiiifbeneeaof thisfpackfaa; that-th* saineflpackage williserve `for matchesfovf Var-i5 011s lengths, Since'theloeeralice wll Simply l Themach package yfarmedf trie' met@ i Athough this is not particularly desirable. L Using thematch package loyl itsel theluser i ,i

the top 'edges of the package,fwil l renieveit-Lv Thevact ofjerkingout the match Will bring lips of' theffld, and' thematch willigpite 'during'theactofwithclrawal and'hurs nto @flame-aftexijit leaves the, package. j l' y f j' Thel match ,package consisting of "oll and fjacketllecl'fwitli 'matches 'canfbe madefnp f j and asse'lznbled"as'A cheaply as a 'paperpackct Thev paokageadapts itself-,tmoge excel; f'z l lently as a i ller l for' yai holder.'k The Lholder may take'the simple form of a; piece of metal @35k slightly at 8. Thefrnatchpackageziis slipped laterallyntfo the holder;,wthuthenpper edges' c exerted longitudinallybf the stick.

` fr'y inner faces `of the-fold, although-they may be' 'Y `given an additional upward and inward bend )18a/,Which will prevent relinsertion of a parlips ofthematchffold together, thusjsupplyVA ing sufficient-friction against the head of 'a' Vtially Withdrawn 'match `The'v holder y is l lslightly expanded bythe act' of inserting the matchv package, andV accordingly forcesr the match When it Yis Withdrawn so as; tocause'it to ignite, without the necessityfof.theuser pinching the top of the-holder'together:

It `Will be l apparent Vthat "the -j acket of i the match fold can bear advertising 'matten' While thefholder itselffmay be enameled Aand= styled tQ suitthetaste ofthe user; or built as part of anfyash tray or other'fixture. V'Itsthini ness fm'ake'sf it attractive, vand Vfits it fer'theI vest- .pocketia'nd' the 1 Womans vanity bag;

' `Ver'ylmuch thinner matches can be used because the strainv of striking the match is only Of@l course the holder could alsoy bearf advertising matter and bes'old as afnovelty, but

the arrangement-is such'that the advertising Y can be done on`V the jackets,v Without distasteful effect to the u serof the matches. a 1 f fiWhen afdoubleprtriple rovv-ofmatches isA Y required,the Tfold'r'itself-may `be madel With lateral flaps. Thus I havel shown in Figure 8 a blank forado'uble'match fold. ri-he tabs Y i lO andll are the main or outer folds, and the .tab `l2fol lfsin` between them and acts as a VV`partitionbetween two; rows of ffm'atches.

Fulmi'nate, as fshoWn, isy placed alongV `the 'zones ofthe blank Which Will lieat the lips o-f the fold, andthe partition fold 'will have ful-A `minate both front andbackf The jacket for suchfa fldfwill 'naturally/*be of a size to slide 4 #I have/ deseaba-d the embodiment er my Y invention Which'isreduced -to the simplest form, and varalljSrWilloccur to 'those' skilled inthe art, which will not depart fromjthe piri'tof my invention as expressed intheV ensuing claims@ c Y' s Having thus described my invention, What l Ij claim as f j v new and desire to secureby Letters 'Patentsgsf f n i 1211. A match package comprising a tapered folder v Withinlvvhioh matches are` arranged 'vvfith'their-ends'projecting, a'tapered jacket embracing thefolder z and vholding itf'closed,

i 1 Vsaidftapered folder ybeing* inserta-ble through A. thejlarger 4endbpening .cfg said? jacketfand striking 'substance'V for:y the Yheads of the Y' vnlatcheslocatedat theflips'ofthe folden V f2. A Ytapered match packagecomprising a tapered f folder `Within `Which`V matches l are arrangedwith theirfends projecting, a tapered jacket" embracing the folder and'holding it-closed,and striking substancefor the Y "heads ofthe matchesjlocatedatthe lips'of the folder, said taperedffolder? andV tz'il'oered,v jacketbelng slidable"Withfrespect "to each other 'topositions of snug fit irrespective of the number of matches in said folder. v

- 3. A taperedinatch package comprising a tapered folderfwithini l Which matches are ar- A '.ranged With their 'ends projecting, anopenended, taperedv jacket 'Agembracing ,the folder and holding itclosedfandstriking substance for the heads of: the matcheslocated at the` lips of the folder, said folderiandcontained-- rmatches being Vinsertabl'e into. said jacket `thi-dugh. the larger 'end opening thereof. V174.A VAtapered match package comprising a "tapered folder Within yWhich matches are-arrangedwvith their ends projecting, an open- Y Y ended, taperedfjacketembracing the `folder and v holding itclosed, andV striking substance for the. heads of 'the matcheslolcated at the lips ofthe folder, said' -jac-ket-and said folder having a substantial taperrofzthe, same vanguV Vlarity, whereby `said 'jacket and said' folder said tapered folder beinginsertablethrough the. larger endropening of said-jacket, and striking substance for .they Vvheadsof the matches located at the-lips of the folder, and a holding member comprising oppositelydis.-

posed spring leavesiarranged for sideW-ise in` sertion of'sai'dpackageand disposed So as to exert pressure onthe facesof said package yadjacent thexlips of said folder.'y y

6;'A match packagefcomprisinga tapered folder Within Which ymatches `arefarranfged V4With'their-ends projecting, aitaperedjacket embracing-,the folder and holding-itaclosed, 'i105 said tapered folderbeing insertable throughthe larger'end opening of,1 said jacket,` and striking :substance :for Vthe "heads-f' Ofi-the matches located at the lips ofV the folder, vand posed spring Vleaves arranged forsidewisefinsertion .of said package anddisposed seas-to exert pressureonthe Vfaces of said, package adjacent the lips of saidfolder, said spring vrlh'oldin'g member'comprising oppositelydis-- 31110 1Q/WGS having p'ortnsturned 'over the ends e115 of said'packagetofprevent endWise, Withdrawal thereof; s i 7A match'package V'comprising,aftapered ifolder 'Within which matches are Varranged with theirA ends projecting, a tapered Ajacket embracing the folder and holding-itV closed, Said tapered "folder being Vinsertable thrdugh the largerg end fopening"l ofsaid jacket, and striking substance yfor the Vjheaolisv ofthe matches'located atthe lips ofthe folder, and

sertion'of said vpz icka'g'gje and/disposed so as to exert pressure onthe faces lof j'saidpackage adjacentithe lips of `'said' folderysaid spring 125 a holding member comprising oppositelydisposed yspring leaves arranged for sidevvise in- 

